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The HIV/AIDS Network provides the community space for people involved or interested in HIV/AIDS issues to share knowledge and strategic thinking derived from their work and experiences; and, to provide peer support on the issues and challenges ...

This 53-page audience reception report discusses the findings of a study conducted by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication on the implementation of a programme on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) among ...

The Families Matter! Programme (FMP) works with parents, guardians, and primary caregivers of pre-adolescents aged 9-12 years to "give parents the knowledge, skills, comfort, and confidence to communicate with their children about sexuality and ...

Based on findings from the Third National HIV Communication Survey, this document looks at behaviour related to alcohol abuse, which is considered a major risk factor for HIV infection in South Africa. The intention of this paper is to assist ...

This report discusses the Lesotho findings of an external evaluation of the Southern African Regional Social and Behaviour Change Communication Programme, an initiative implemented in 8 countries in Southern Africa from 2007 to 2011 to reduce HIV ...

Produced by Action Institute for Environmental Health and Development Communication (Action IEHDC), this z-folder leaflet is designed for sex workers working mainly in the border towns of Zimbabwe and seeks to raise awareness of risky sexual ...

Published by Desert Soul Health and Development Communication in Namibia, this leaflet seeks to inform sex workers about their rights and how to stay healthy. It is presented from the perspective of a sex worker who tells the reader how and why ...

This 65-page report discusses the findings of formative research conducted to inform the creation of Rise Young Women’s Clubs (See Related Summary below), an initiative by The Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication (SCI) ...

This Colombian project, begun in 2007 and now ongoing as Revela2, uses theory and evidence, ongoing research and university partnerships, monitoring and evaluation, strengthening of local and regional capacity, local participation, a focus on ...

Published by Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, this booklet offers a collection of personal stories that reflect how the availability and consumption of alcohol has had an impact on the Galeshewe community in the ...

Edutainment +Mobilization = Social Change is a communication and mobilisation process, based in Colombia and on a multimedia edutainment platform, aimed at facilitating dialogue and behaviour change about sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) ...

This 118-page report shares the findings of a qualitative audience reception analysis of the mass media component of the Brothers for Life campaign, which was launched in 2009 to promote the health and well-being of South African men, with a ...

Revela2 is a multimedia, TV, and social mobilisation edutainment for social change platform for adolescents and youth. The first of its kind in Colombia, it aims to facilitate dialogue and critical reflection about sexuality and sexual and ...

This report describes the findings from an external evaluation of the Namibia component of the Southern African Regional Social and Behavior Change Communication Program. The programme, which has been implemented in 8 countries in Southern Africa ...

Launched in May 2014 and led by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication (SCI), the RISE Young Women's Clubs initiative seeks to reduce new HIV infections among young women in South Africa. The initiative supports the ...

Produced by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, the twelfth series of the edutainment drama series "Soul City" premiered in July 2014. Comprising 26 half-hour episodes, the series is based around a community clinic ...

Running from February 2014 to May 2014, Wize Up was an urban-based youth television talk show, supported by social media and a radio programme in Malawi. The talk show was designed to communicate information and encourage discussion around young ...

Produced by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, this manual shares perspectives and insights about edutainment, using popular entertainment formats to tackle serious social issues. The manual is designed for media ...

This report offers a summary of an evaluation of the OneLove Campaign, a Southern African regional HIV prevention campaign that was designed to address multiple concurrent sexual partners (MCP). Across the region, the campaign reached 27 million ...

Published by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, this discussion tool consists of a 15-minute DVD and an easy-to-read booklet to guide discussion. This resource forms part of the Phuza Wize Campaign which aims to ...

Produced by Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, this Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) discussion tool consists of a 15-minute DVD and an easy-to-read booklet with information on MMC and questions to guide discussions.
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This 32-page report shares the summary results of a meta-analysis of evaluation reports conducted by OneLove regional campaign partners to assess the mid-term progress of the campaign. The OneLove campaign is a regional initiative developed by ...

Launched in October 2012 by Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, the Northern Cape Community Alcohol Advocacy Project was a six-week initiative implemented in parts of the Galeshewe Township, Northern Cape, South Africa, ...

This poster was presented at the 6th SA Aids Conference, to share the experience of the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication (SCI) in using digital media platforms alongside its television, radio, and print productions to ...

This 29-page formative research report was produced to inform medical male circumcision (MMC) components of The Soul City Institute of Health and Development OneLove campaign. According to the report, there is compelling evidence that male ...

The Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication and their partners in Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are working to intensify cross border social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) interventions with a particular ...

From October 2011 to August 2013, in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), N'weti Health Communication implemented a social and behavioural change intervention in northern Mozambique focusing on the prevention and mitigation of ...

This 33-page research report forms part of a series of formative research studies by Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication and it's regional partners, which are being conducted to help develop Sexual and Reproductive Health ...

The Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication is partnering with organisations in seven Southern African countries to address sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues affecting youth and mobile populations. The ...

Launched in 2009, Maziko is working to prevent HIV among out of school youths in Malawi, encouraging them to take responsibility for their health and well-being. Using a television and radio talk show, community mobilisation, and social media, ...

This paper explores the representations of "positive" cross-gender relations, as well as associated constructs, in the Soul Buddyz edutainment initiative, which is primarily geared towards 8-12 year-olds, and intended to provide "positive" role ...

This 12-page case study looks at the Intimacy Without Risk project in Lesotho, which used community dialogues and mass media to engage adult community members and couples in dialogue to raise awareness of multiple concurrent partnerships, and ...

At the beginning of 2009, the Relationships: Intimacy Without Risk project worked with existing community groups in Lesotho to engage adult community members and couples in open dialogue to raise awareness of multiple concurrent partnerships as ...

"Implementers and policy-makers alike have recently explored the extent to which they can leverage science, technology, and innovation (STI) - with a focus on mHealth, health technologies, health literacy, and trans and social media - to improve ...

The Soul City Institute for Health and Development Regional Programme, involving partner organisations in Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, conducted qualitative formative audience research to explore ...

How We Live and Love, published by Lusweti Institute for Health Development Communication in Swaziland, is a booklet that describes the changes in Swazi culture that have lead to a change in sexual practices over time - mainly the practices, ...

This 58-page report outlines research exploring sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV needs in migrant, mobile, and border populations in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), highlighting implications for HIV prevention ...

Action Pals is a multi-media education programme intended for 10-14 year olds, that seeks to promote positive social and behaviour change in areas of health and environment in Zimbabwe. Led by the Action Institute for Environment Health and ...

Wize Up, organised by Lusweti Institute for Health Development Communication in Swaziland, challenges young people to take control of their health and start thinking and talking about their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). ...

Launched in 2010 in Swaziland, the S'tru Aw'kaphephi social marketing campaign challenged common lines and expressions that are used to rationalise and excuse the practise of multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP). Designed to warn people about ...

This 14-page article, published in the Glocal Times, shares the evaluation findings of Kwanda, a community development initiative of the Soul City Institute and partners in which five deprived communities were challenged to make their areas "look ...

"Effective social and behavior change communication interventions tend to be based on sound theory (often a range of theories or models, Jepson et al., 2006) that grounds the strategic framework whilst allowing enough flexibility to allow ...